Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has become a fixture alongside Ray Stubbs in the Football Focus studio, and he continues in his role as a match summariser for BBC Radio 5 Live.

Born in Lancashire, Mark began his career at his hometown club, Preston North End, and also played for Brighton and Hove Albion before Bob Paisley paid £900,000 to bring him to Liverpool in 1981.

Mark won a host of major honours with Liverpool before an Achilles injury brought his playing career to a premature end at the age of 30. His partnership with Alan Hansen is still regarded by Liverpool fans as the club's best-ever central defence pairing, and he was capped 39 times by the Republic of Ireland.

At the end of his playing career "Lawro" managed Oxford United and worked alongside Kevin Keegan as a defensive coach at Newcastle.

He has been a regular BBC football pundit since 1997 and was a central figure in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups and Euro 2000 and 2004.

He has also embraced the internet revolution, hosting Lawro's Live Chat on the BBC Sport website every Saturday throughout the football season.